Moth bag



Feb. 1937. 4 ROTTMAN 2,071,088

MOTH BAG Original Filed Aug. 26, 1951 @ziwii ffil BY Y A TTORNEYPatented Feb. 16, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOTH BAG GeorgeRottman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

, 3 Claims.

The present application is a division of my application filed August 26,1931, Serial No. 559,436.

My invention relates to improvements in moth bags in which articles ofclothing and various articles made of textile fabrics which are subjectto the attack of moths may be stored for the purpose of protecting thearticles against injury by moths. Heretoiore, there have been twogeneral types of bags for storing garments and other articles, one ofwhich is of the envelope type. This type of bag is limited in itsexpansion to such an extent that but few garments can be stored in thebag at a time.

The other type is what is known as the box type wherein the bag, whenextended, forms a rectangular receptacle shaped more nearly like a boxand therefore having greater depth than the envelope type of bag, andfor that reason it is adapted to contain a greater number of garmentsthan the envelope type of bag, although it requires but a slightlygreater amount of material in the making of it.

In various types of bags it is customary to provide along the edges ofthe bag opening to which the garments are introduced, a pair of flapswhich are placed against each other face to face when the bag is to beclosed, and are then folded over one or more times upon themselves forthe purpose of closing the bag so that moths cannot get into it. Theseflaps are held in overlapping relation by suitable clips or other means.

Heretofore, the box type of moth bag has been made by hand, or at leasta substantial part of the manufacture was a result of hand labor andtherefore this type of bag has been expensive to make and has beennecessarily sold at a relatively high price, thereby limiting the marketof the article.

The object of the present invention is to provide a moth bag of the boxtype which can be made entirely by machinery and therefore can be madeat a sufficiently low cost .to permit it to be retailed at a pricecorresponding more nearly with that of the envelope type of bag. Whenthe box type of bag can be made by machine, it is possible to sell it ata price which makes it advantageous over the envelope type of bagbecause the capacity of the box type of bag is so much greater than theenvelopetype, and a given number of garments may be stored as cheaply ormore cheaply in the box type of bag than in the envelope type of bag.

Another advantage is that the garments may be hung more freely in thebox type than in the envelope type bag.

The bags made in accordance with my invention can be produced from asingle blank of paper or cardboard stock which can be suitably cut andcreased or scored at a single operation in a press with the portionswhich are to form the overlapping or interlocking flaps integral withthe blank which is to form the body of the bag so that the flaps willnot have to be separately pasted onto the blank as has been the case inprevious devices. In the present case I have shown a door or openingthrough which the garments may be introduced into or removed from thebag, the door being shown as formed in the front wall of the bag to openup in the form of a rectangular door.

Other objects and advantages will be set forth in the following detaileddescription of my invention.

In the drawing forming part or this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment bag showing my invention,the bag being set up in condition for use with the door member in closedposition,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figuree is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a perspective view similar to Figure 1 but showing the dooropened to permit garments to be placed into or removed from the bag, and

Figure 6 is a face view of the blank from which the bag shown in thepreceding views is made.

The bag shown in the drawing is of the box type and consists of the bodyI of rectangular form, having top and bottom walls 2, 3, front and backwalls 4, 5 and end walls 6 forming a clothes container having acompartment 1 for the reception of garments and other articles which areto be protected against moths. I have shown a hanger 8 attached to thetop wall of the bag by means of which the bag may be supported from ahook, a bar or any other form of support where the bag is to besuspended in vertical position in order for the garments to hang in anupright position.

It will be understood that the bag may be laid on a shelf or otherwisesupported but in practice it is common to support the bag on a hook.

The bag shown in the drawing is made from a blank which may be cut andscored or creased in one single operation and the blank is shown inFigure 6. It consists of a sheet 8 of cardboard or paper stock of anydesirable weight and the stock may be treated by any of the well knownprocesses for rendering it repellent to moths.

The blank shown in Figure 6 is substantially a rectangle but on oppositeends there are projecting members 9, I9 which form overlapping flaps aswill be explained in detail. This blank is cut substantially to theoutline shown and creasing or score lines are formed on the blank,preferably in the arrangement shown, although as far as the broadfeatures of my invention are shown, variations may be made in thearrangement of the score lines. Preferably, the bag is collapsible afterit has been set up, so that it may be reduced to compact fiat form forshipping and storage, and may be extended or opened up when it is to beput into use.

In Figure 6 I have shown a rectangular blank 8 having projections 9, IIIat opposite ends as referred to above. Extending across the blanks arethree score lines II, I2, I3, parallel to each other, and towards theopposite end of the blank there are three similar score lines I4, I5,I6, parallel to each other and extending from the top to the bottom ofthe blank. There is a score or crease line H extending parallel with oradjacent the top edge of the blank and a similar line 29 arrangedparallel with and adjacent the lower edge of the blank. Inside these twoscore lines there are lines I8, I 9 lying parallel to the lines I1 and20, and spaced therefrom but extending only between the outermostvertical score lines II, I6 referred to above. In addition, there arediagonal score lines 2|, 22 arranged adjacent the top as well as thebottom of the blank in Figure 6, and these are so related to thelongitudinal lines as to form several triangles in relation thereto.

The sections 23 of the blank lying between the score lines I1, and theadjacent edges of the blank will form the ends of the bag. The section24 to the right of the score line I I will form onehalf of the frontwall of the bag and the section 25 to the left of the score line l6 willform the other half of the front wall of the bag.

The section 26 between the score lines II, I3 will form one end wall ofthe bag and the section 2'! between the score lines I4, I6 will form theother end wall of the bag.

The projection 9 at the left end of the blank in Figure 6 is providedwith score or crease lines 28 extending vertically across the same tofacilitate the folding of this member in the manner hereinafterdescribed. The projecting member II at the right side in Figure 6 isalso provided with score or crease lines 29 disposed vertically in theview in order to facilitate the folding of this flap. In addition, thereis a score or crease line 39 where the projection 9 joins the body ofthe blank. The blank is out along the lines 32 at right angles to theedge of the right side of the blank in order to form a door of thesection 33 which has at its right hand end one of the flaps II).

There is a score or crease line 3I connecting the inner ends of the cuts32 to facilitate the hinging of the door along this line. The blank maybe made up into bag form by folding the blank on the various scorelines. The sections 23 will form the ends of the bags, as shown inFigure l; the sections 23 adjacent the ends of the blank will be foldedover like the ends of the bag or box, as shown in Figure 1, and theoverlapping members will be pasted or glued together to form a sealedenclosure at the top and the bottom of the bag.

It will be apparent that the bag may be collapsed or pressed flat as thescore lines I5, I2, ZI, 22 along the side walls permit these walls to befolded for this purpose. The edge 34 will be supplied with a suitableadhesive and when the blank is folded around into rectangular shape thisglued edge will be secured against the edge 35, the two edgesoverlapping for this purpose along the front of the bag, as shown inFigure 5. The section 33 between the two cuts 32 constitutes the doorwhich may be opened as shown in Figure 6 to provide an opening in thefront of the bag through which garments may be passed into and out ofthe bag.

It will be apparent that the flap 9 projects at the front of the bagvertically along the front opening adjacent one edge of the door; theflap III which is formed on one edge of the door will be superimposedupon the flap 9 when the door is in closed position, and both of theseflaps, in overlapping relation, may be folded upon themselves upon thecrease lines 28, 29. The folded flaps may be held in this position bymeans of the clips 36 which are attached to the door in position toengage the folded flaps. In order to seal the top and bottom edges ofthe door, flaps 3'! are provided along the top and bottom edges of thedoor, and corresponding flaps 38 are attached along the top and bottomedges of the opening 39. These flaps cannot be cut out of the materialshown in Figure 6 and must be glued thereon after the blank has beenformed. They may be glued along the edges of the door and of the frontwall respectively.' They are also adapted to be folded upon themselvesas shown in Figure 1 and suitable clips 40 are provided on the door forholding the flaps in position.

Whenever the bag is to be opened the several clips 36 and 40 are slidback to disengage from the several flaps; the flaps on the vertical aswell as the horizontal edges of the door are then unfolded and the doormay be opened as shown in Figure 5. To close the door these severaloperations are reversed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An article of the character described, comprising a bag formed ofsheet material, scored or creased, and folded into a box-like container,said blank having projections or extensions at opposite side edges ofsaid blank and of less length than the blank, to form projecting flaps,said blank having cuts extending inwardly from one side edge adjacentthe top and bottom of one of said projections whereby the materialbetween said cuts will form a door in one wall of the receptacle withone of said flaps disposed on the free edge of said door, said flapsbeing adapted to be folded together upon themselves for the purpose ofclosing the bag along the edge of the door when the latter is in closedposition, and adapted to be unfolded to permit the door to be opened.

2. An article of the character described, comprising a bag formed ofsheet material, scored or creased, and folded into a box-like container,said blank having integral projections or extensions at opposite sideedges of said blank and of less length than the blank, to formprojecting flaps, said blank having cuts extending inwardly from oneside edge adjacent the top and bottom of one of said projections wherebythe material between said cuts will form a door in one wall of thereceptacle with one of said flaps disposed on the free edge of saiddoor, said flaps being adapted to be folded together upon themselves forthe purpose of closing the bag along the edge of the door when thelatter is in closed position, and adapted to be unfolded to permit thedoor to be opened, other flaps secured respectively to the bag along thetop and bottom edges of the door opening and along the top and bottomedges of the door, said latter flaps being adapted to be folded togetherupon themselves for closing the bag along the top and bottom edges ofthe door.

3. An article of the character described, comprising a bag formed ofsheet material, scored or creased, and folded into a box-like container,said blank having integral projections or extensions at opposite sideedges of said blank and of less length than the blank, to formprojecting flaps, said blank having cuts extending inwardly from oneside edge adjacent the top and bottom of one of said projections,whereby the material between said cuts will form a door in one wall ofthe receptacle with one of said flaps disposed on the free edge of saiddoor, said blank having a crease or score line extending between theinner ends of said cuts to permit the door to bend in relation to thewall of the bag, said flaps being adapted to be folded together uponthemselves for the purpose of closing the bag along the edge of the doorwhen the latter is in closed position.

GEORGE ROTTMAN.

